Product ID:PRIMARY AMYL ACETATE MIXED ISOMERS
MSDS Date:08/20/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-123-7047
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJMDT

UNION CARBIDE CORP INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS DIV

39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD
DANBURY, CT 06817-0001
US

Emergency Phone: 304-744-3487

Info Phone: 800-568-4000/732-563-5522 (MSDS)

Cage: 61637

UNION CARBIDE CORP

DANBURY, CT 06817-0001 US

Telephone: 800-822-4357/732-563-5522 (MSDS)

Cage: 61637

PENTYL ACETATE

CAS: 628-63-7

RTECS: AJ1925000

OSHA PEL 525 MG/M3;100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 532 MG/M3;100 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

2-METHYLBUTYL ACETATE

CAS: 624-41-9

ISOAMYL ACETATE

CAS: 123-92-2

RTECS: NS9800000

OSHA PEL 525 MG/M3;100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 532 MG/M3;100 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) 19.7 (14.3-27.1) ML/KG
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM, CNS (HMIS). ACUTE - INHALATION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF
RESPIRATORY TRACT, EXPERIENCED AS NASAL DISCOMFORT AND DISCHARGE
WITH CHEST PAIN, COUGHING, HEAD ACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS,
DROWSINESS, DISTURBED VISION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS. EYE CONTACT: CAUSES
IRRITATION, EXPERIENCED AS STINGING AND DISCOMFORT OR PAIN. SKIN
CONTACT: BRIEF CONTACT IS NOT IRR ITATING. PROLONGED OR REPEATED
CONTACT MAY CAUSE DISCOMFORT AND LOCAL REDNESS. SKIN ABSORPTION:
EFFECTS SIMILAR TO INGESTION. SWALLOWING: MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL
DISCOMFORT, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. CH RONIC - NO ADVERSE
EFFECTS ANTICIPATED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:N/P. NOT LISTED, HMIS.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT, EXPERIENCED AS
NASAL DISCOMFORT AND DISCHARGE WITH CHEST PAIN, COUGHING, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, DISTURBED VISION,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS. CAUSES E YE IRRITATION, EXPERIENCED AS STINGING
AND DISCOMFORT OR PAIN. PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY
CAUSE DISCOMFORT AND LOCAL REDNESS. IF SWALLOWED, MAY CAUSE
ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT, NAUSEA, VOMITING , DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:A KNOWLEDGE OF THE AVAILABLE
TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION AND THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF
THE MATERIAL SUGGESTS THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS UNLIKELY TO AGGRAVATE
EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
IF NOT BREATHING. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, OXYGEN MAY BE GIVEN BY
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH WATER AND CONTINUE WASHING FOR SEVERAL
MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF WORN. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IF DISCOMFORT PERSISTS. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS OR IF
CONTACT HAS BEEN PROLONGED, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SWALLOWING:
IF PATIENT IS FULLY CONSCIOUS, GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER. INDUCE
VOMITING (MEDICAL PER SONNEL). OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=38.3C, 101.F
106F (TOC)
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NCA
Lower Limits:1.1
Upper Limits:7.5
Extinguishing Media:APPLY ALCOHOL-TYPE OR ALL-PURPOSE TYPE FOAMS BY
MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUES FOR LARGE FIRES. USE CO2 OR
DRY CHEMICAL MEDIA FOR SMALL FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS MATERIAL MAY PRODUCE A FLOATING FIRE
HAZARD IN EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT FOR DISPOSAL. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. THIS PRODUCT MAY BE TOXIC TO FISH; AVOID DISCHARGE TO
NATURAL WATERS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE: NO INFORMATION CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE. HANDLING: AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH
EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND FLAME. USE WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN HIGH
VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS.
Ventilation:GENERAL(MECHANICAL)ROOM VENTILATION IS EXPECTED TO BE
SATISFACTORY WHERE PRODUCT IS STORED AND HANDLED IN CLOSED
EQUIPMENT.
Protective Gloves:BUTYL
Eye Protection:MONOGOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE BATH, SAFETY SHOWER, LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION WHERE VAPORS CAN BE EXPECTED TO ESCAPE TO THE WORKPLACE
AIR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: THERE IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT SHOULD BE
DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND CLINICAL CONDITION OF THE
PATIENT.

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:=146.C, 294.7F
Melt/Freeze Pt:<-100.C, -148.F
Vapor Pres:4 MMHG
Spec Gravity:0.8757 @ 20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.42 (BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
Solubility in Water:0.2%
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID, TRANSPARENT COLORLESS, MILD CHARACTERISTIC
ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. NITRIC ACID, SODIUM HYDROXIDE. ALKALI METAL
HYDROXIDES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING CAN PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIXE. CARBON MONOXIDE IS
HIGHLY TOXIC IF INHALED. CARBON DIOXIDE IN SUFFICIENT
CONCENTRATIONS CAN ACT AS AN ASPHYXIANT.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE IN A FURNACE WHERE PERMITTED UNDER
APPROPRIATE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL, AND
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATI ONS. EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE
RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF THROUGH AN APPROVED WASTE MANAGEMENT
FACILIT Y.

Toxicological Information:EXPOSURE OF PREGNANT RATS TO PRIMARY AMYL
ACETATE VAPOR AT 1000 PPM AND GREATER RESULTED IN MATERIAL TOXICITY
AND EVIDENCE OF DELAYED DEVELOPMENT. EXPOSURE OF PREGNANT RABBITS
TO PRIMARY AMYL ACETATE VAPOR AT 1500 PPM RESULTED IN MATERIAL
TOXICITY. HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE OF FETUS TOXICITY OR DEVELOPMENTAL
TOXICITY WAS OBSERVED.

Ecological:BLD (% OXYGEN CONSUPTION): DAY 5: 64%; DAY 10, 76%, DAY 20,
72%. ECOTOXICITY: ECOTOXICITY TO FISH: FATHEAD MINNOW LC50 96 H
69 MG/T. THOD (MEASURED) 2.33 MG/MG

Transport Information:US DOT: NON-BULK PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT
REGULATED. BULK PROPER SHIPPING NAME: AMYL ACETATES ID
NUMBER: UN1104 HAZARD CLASS: 3 PACKING GROUP: PGIII
REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 8,333 LBS

SARA Title III Information:SECTIONS 302 AND 304: NONE. SECTION 313:
THIS PRODUCT DIES NOT CONTAIN TOXIC CHEMICALS AT LEVELS WHICH
REQUIRE REPORTING UNDER STATUTE. SECTIONS 311 AND 312: DELAYED
HAZARD: YES. IMMEDIATE HEALTH HAZ ARD: YES.
Federal Regulatory Information:ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON
THE TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT (TSCA) INVENTORY OR ARE EXEMPT
FROM TSCA INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS..
State Regulatory Information:PENNSYLVANIA (WORKER AND COMMUNITY
RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT): THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO THE WORKER AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT. THE FOLLOWING COMPONENET OF THIS
PRODUCT IA AT LEVEL WHICH COULD REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION IN THE
MSDS: PENTYL ACETATE 628-63-7 <65%. MASSACHUSETTS (HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES DISCLOSURE BY EMPLOYEES): PENTYL ACETATE 628-63-7 <65%.
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NO LISTED SUBSTANCES KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE
HARM, AT LEVELS WHIC H WOULD REQUIRE A WARNING UNDER THE STATUTE.
CALIFORNIA SCAQMD (SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT)
RULE 443.1: VOC 874 G/L.

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